MUMBAI: Vistara, the joint venture airline between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines , will be the first full-fledged domestic carrier to operate out of Mumbai International Airport's new T2 terminal . Currently, the terminal handles overseas operations of airlines and the domestic sectors of Air India's international flights. Domestic carriers operate from terminals 1A and 1B and are slated to shift to T2 in July. "Since we are starting...

MUMBAI: Security has been beefed up in and around Mumbai airport after a scribble threatening a terror strike on Republic Day was found in the washroom of the domestic terminus, in second such warning this month. The ground handling staff saw the message in the men's washroom of the domestic airport yesterday that warned of an attack by terror outfit Islamic State of Iraq and Syria , the police said today. "ISIS 26/01/2015 is BOM OK," read the scribble which had the...

BANGALORE: Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL), the joint venture consortium led by GVK, has partnered with Moveo Sytems to enhance passenger and operations experiences at the Chattrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA). Moveo Sytems, a Bangalore-based start-up developing next generation interactive mobile solutions, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with MIAL. Moveo's mobility framework will enable passengers and CSIA team...

NEW DELHI: The busiest airport in the country ? Mumbai international Airport ? is functioning without duty-free outlets for more than a year now. The swanky duty-free shopping experience promised after corporatisation of the airport is yet to materialise. As a result, passengers are denied of the facility of purchasing duty-free goods at prices that could be more competitive than airports in Europe and the US. GVK Group-led consortium that is upgrading the Mumbai...

MUMBAI: Vistara, the joint venture airline between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines , will be the first full-fledged domestic carrier to operate out of Mumbai International Airport's new T2 terminal . Currently, the terminal handles overseas operations of airlines and the domestic sectors of Air India's international flights. Domestic carriers operate from terminals 1A and 1B and are slated to shift to T2 in July. "Since we are starting...

MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said the proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport will be operational by 2019. "As all the environmental-related permissions are cleared for the proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport, this project will be operational by 2019," Fadnavis posted on Twitter this morning. The project will be built on public-private partnership (PPP) on a land of...

NEW DELHI: Mumbai International Airport (MIAL), the operator of the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) in Mumbai has entered into a 10 year contract with Wipro Infotech , the India and Middle East IT business unit of Wipro for providing IT services for the new integrated terminal 'T2'. Wipro will be responsible for complete IT management for T2 for a period of 10 years. This partnership will enhance customer experience and satisfaction through the...

MUMBAI: After three days of disrupting air traffic at the second busiest airport in Mumbai, The Turkish Airlines A330 aircraft has been removed from near the taxiway and normal operations resumed on Monday at the airport. "Turkish Aircraft has been shifted to Air India hangar at 6.45 am (Monday) and main runway (09-27) has been handed over to the air traffic control for operations," said a morning update from Mumbai International...

MUMBAI: Real estate developer Housing Development & Infrastructure (HDIL) plans to challenge the Bombay High Court order dismissing its plea against Mumbai International Airport (MIAL) for terminating a contract for a 276-acre slum rehabilitation project. While dismissing the Mumbai-based developer's petition , Bombay High Court Judge Ranjit More had stayed the interim relief offered to the developer and said the order would not...

NEW DELHI: Babus in the central government have sought a unique compensation for vacating a plot of land at the Mumbai airport - get the company that owns the airport to build swanky sea-facing apartments for themselves in tony South Mumbai for free. In a first-of-its-kind barter deal between the government and a private firm, Mumbai International Airport (MIAL), the company that operates Mumbai's airport,...

By: Anirban Chowdhury MUMBAI: The operator of Mumbai airport plans to charge passengers and airlines more once a state of-the-art terminal is opened to traffic next year. Mumbai International Airport (MIAL), the GVK-led consortium that operates the airport, is revamping the airport with an outlay of Rs 12,500 crore. Last year, it had increased tariffs by 150%, citing cost-revenue gap. "Putting the terminal on...

MUMBAI: The Civil Aviation Ministry has approved CIDCO's request to let it share non-aeronautical revenue from the bidder, removing a potential bottleneck in the bidding process for the proposed Rs 14,500-crore Navi Mumbai International Airport. The Ministry has approved 'the shared till' model, a request made by the implementing agency City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO), after the bidders sought clarification on the matter. The model allows...

NEW DELHI: Fair trade watchdog CCI has approved setting up of an integrated aviation fuel facility in Mumbai by a joint venture of three state-owned oil firms and Mumbai International Airport Pvt Ltd after they agreed to put in place measures to prevent anti-competitive practices. Indian Oil Corp Ltd , Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd , Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd and Mumbai International Airport Pvt Ltd would form an equal joint...

MUMBAI: GVK-Mumbai International Airport on Wednesday said it has leased out a plot of land for real estate development to Oasis Realty for Rs 580 crore, initiating the much-delayed commercial development around the airport. The plot, which has development potential of 1.16 million square feet, is the first chunk of the 22 million square feet of land that the airport wants to be developed in the next 10 years. GV Sanjay Reddy, managing director of...

MUMBAI: Buoyed by its success in the recent Lok Sabha polls, the Shiv Sena has launched fresh agitations in Maharashtra ahead of the assembly elections to capitalise on public anger against forcible land acquisition for mega projects such as the Rs 1.2 lakh crore Jaitapur nuclear power plant and the Rs 14,000 crore Navi Mumbai international airport. The agitations may further delay the two projects which have already got a...

MUMBAI: Cidco, the nodal body overseeing the planned Navi Mumbai airport plans to extend by more than a month, the time for companies to respond to the request for qualifications (RFQs) for the project. The date has been extended to July 30 from June 18, so that the interested companies can submit their audited accounts for the last financial year ended March 31. "The proposal is one among several proposed by companies at the pre-bid meeting for the airport...

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MUMBAI: Cidco, the nodal body overseeing the planned Navi Mumbai airport, plans to extend by more than a month, the time for companies to respond to the request for qualifications (RFQs) for the project. The date has been extended to July 30 from June 18, so the interested companies can submit their audited accounts for the last financial year ended March 31. "The proposal is one among several proposed by companies at the pre-bid meeting for the airport...